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Published by Jaico Publishing House
A-2 Jash Chambers, 7-A Sir Phirozshah Mehta Road
Fort, Mumbai - 400 001
www.Jaicobooks.com

Om Swami

THE HEART OF SUCCESS
ISBN 978-93-88423-99-1

First Jaico Impression: 2019

No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in
any form or by any means, electronic or
mechanical including photocopying, recording or by any
information storage and retrieval system,
without permission in writing from the publishers.

I have always admired Bill Gates. I was 19 years old when I first read Business @ the Speed of Thought by him. I was awestruck by his giant intellect and vision. However, its not the acquisition of wealth but the usage that really set him apart in my eyes. The more I read and heard him, the more I respected him.

This book is dedicated to Bill and Melinda Gates for being the beacons of kindness and philanthropy. Thank you for making this world a better place, for making it polio-free, for being who you are.

CONTENTS

THE PATH

FROM PASTA TO PUBLISHING

I LL BE HONEST WITH YOU . I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD write a book on attaining material success. No doubt, Ive been financially independent since I was 11 and have earned millions of dollars during my career, but lets face it, its not like I figured out the secret to building a Facebook, a Microsoft or an Apple. In other words, my success, in my eyes, has been moderate, even though its been a rewarding and demanding journey.

So, when the soft-spoken Akash Shah (Publisher, Jaico Publishing House) asked me, during a dinner with Sandhya Iyer (former Managing Editor) and Sadhvi Vrinda Om (my unparalleled personal editor, herself a published author), if I could write a book on the principles of success, at first, I didnt see any merit in it and told them that I wasnt qualified enough to write about it. It wouldnt do justice to my readers, who pick up my books knowing that theyd find something original in them.

But, you are an MBA and you had a stellar corporate career, Sandhya said. I heard your lecture at IIT Chennai and Im sure your words will help many people who want to grow in their career.

Umm its not like I was the CEO of Apple or Google, Sandhya, I said. It was a good career but not stellar-stellar, if you see what I mean.

My pasta was getting cold. I had been speaking all day at a meditation retreat and was exhausted. This meeting was just a catch-up over dinner because that was the only time I had in my schedule. But these three intellectuals ambushed a poor, innocent and unsuspecting monk. The delectable soup and caprese salad had already whet my appetite. Akash, shouldnt you be the one writing a book like this? Are you reading this? Why me? Why now?

But, werent you earning $250,000 when you were just 20 years old? Akash said in his soft voice, with those husky overtones that make it sound like an oracles prophetic wisdom. And then that multi-million dollar business you built in your mid-20s

I looked at the side of steamed veggies that were inviting me, my awesome gnocchi in pesto with pine nuts that was beginning to give up on me, the grated parmesan that was no longer sitting there with dignity but starting to hug the gnocchi and I scanned the faces of my tablemates. The difference between a cold pasta (or a reheated one) and a freshly-cooked one is the same as sleeping on a plush bed in the presidential suite at The Four Seasons and on the luggage berth in the general class on a long distance train journey.

Please write na , Swamiji, Sadhvi Vrinda said to me. You have so many fascinating stories to share.

Behind all my books is Sadhvi Vrinda. She has a bubbly and childlike way of getting a promise out of me when Im least prepared.

But, how will I find the time? I tried to get out of the situation. Both 2017 and 2018 are out for sure. The year after will do, Sadhvi Vrinda said. Yes, Swamiji, 2019 is just fine, Akash and Sandhya agreed.

Now I had to make a choice: say yes and finish my pasta or convince them that I wasnt keen on writing a book like this.

It was a no-brainer.

Okay, I said. Now, lets finish our meal.

Of course, a puppy would gladly somersault if you dangled a cookie in front of him. I needed to eat my gnocchi hot. Committing to write a book seemed the easy and quick way out, a somersault I didnt mind doing.

For the next little while, there was no sound except the clanking of the cutlery. Each one of us was hungry, plus the chef had done a fine job.

So, here I am, with a book that I hope will give you a new perspective on gaining material success. No matter who you are, an entrepreneur or an aspiring one, a management graduate on your first internship or a seasoned manager, I promise you this: by the time you finish reading this book, you will be better equipped to succeed in life as well as handle the responsibility that comes with success. The bigger your reward, the greater the responsibility.

Are you ready?

HOW TO USE THIS BOOK

YOU COULD USE THIS BOOK TO REIGNITE A DYING bonfire or to cover your head if you happen to step out without an umbrella and it suddenly starts raining (dont try it if you are reading it on a digital device). The Heart of Success can also be a handy paperweight or be used under the leg of an unsteady table sitting in your garden. There are also some violent uses of this book (socking your enemy with it or as a shield in self-defense), but I cant recommend them to you as my path is that of non-violence (mostly). I have even seen people using my books as portable meditation mats or door stoppers.

The cutest one was someone safekeeping a 10-year-old flower his first crush had given him (who later crushed him and married someone else, by the way) or another reader who kept the leaf of a certain tree saying its a vidya-parhai (scholarship and studies) leaf and that he would become increasingly wise by keeping that leaf in my book.

All of these, however, are the secondary uses of my works. With the current book, there is something far more powerful you can do. Wonder what that is? Here:

Read it and internalize it.

At first, I thought I would share with you the basic tenets of successthose qualities that are found in all the materially successful people in the world. Just like you can learn how to sing and paint, you can master the craft of success. It has been proven time and again by numerous serial entrepreneurs. But that in its own right would be incomplete, I felt. For, we right here in Bharatvarsha have access to the timeless wisdom of the infallible Vedas.

Like Sri Krishna in Srimad Bhagavad Gita distilled the essence of the Vedas and presented us with the eternal knowledge about life, death, living and beyond, Ive made a humble attempt to crystalize the learning from three sources:

1. The lessons life handed me while working various jobs and running different businesses. This includes going from 0 to $250,000 in two years (or $500,000 if adjusted for inflation in todays terms) and building businesses with practically no startup capital.
2. Learnings I got from interacting with ultra-successful people. These include highly successful politicians, entrepreneurs, executives and spiritual people. Plus, the more than 800 books I have read on the subject before, during and after my MBA.

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